San Miguel (volcano)

San Miguel

Volcán Chaparrastique

Volcano in 2013

Highest point
Elevation| 2,130 m (6,990 ft)
Coordinates|  [ ⚑ ] : 13°25′54″N 88°16′17″W﻿ / ﻿13.43167°N 88.27139°W﻿ / 13.43167; -88.27139
Geography

San Miguel

San Miguel Department, El Salvador

Geology
Mountain type| Stratovolcano
Last eruption| 16 November 2022

San Miguel (also known as Volcán Chaparrastique) is a stratovolcano in central-eastern El Salvador, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of the city of San Miguel. On January 16, 2002, a minor eruption of steam, gas, and ash occurred from the summit crater,[1] lasting 3 hours but causing no real damage to life or property. Carbon dioxide emissions had been monitored since November 2001, and their steady increase continued to build up until the eruption.[1]

Twelve years later,[2] on December 29, 2013, San Miguel erupted at 10:30 local time spewing ash and smoke into the sky, and prompted the evacuation of thousands of people living in a 3 km (1.9 mi) radius around the volcano.[3] It was preceded and caused by increased seismic activity beginning at 06:30 local time.[3]

## Contents

* 1 See also
* 2 Gallery
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## See also

* List of volcanoes in El Salvador
* List of stratovolcanoes

## Gallery

* Usulután, El Tigre, Chinameca & San Miguel volcanoes imaged from space.

* The eruption column on December 29, 2013

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Perez, Nemesio (April 2006). "Anomalous Diffuse CO2 Emission Prior to the January 2002 Short-Term Unrest at San Miguel Volcano". Pure and Applied Geophysics. doi:10.1007/s00024-006-0050-1.
2. ↑ Tadeo, Maria (30 December 2013). "El Salvador begins evacuation after Chaparrastique volcano erupts for the first time in 37 years". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/el-salvador-begins-evacuation-after-chaparrastique-volcano-erupts-for-the-first-time-in-37-years-9030291.html. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 San Miguel volcano (El Salvador): new eruption. Volcano Discovery. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

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